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Author:
Bowersox, Zack, author.
Title:
International sporting events and human rights : does the host nation play fair? / Zack Bowersox.
Publisher:
Lexington Booksan imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xxiv, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Hosting of sporting events--Political aspects.
Hosting of sporting events--Social aspects.
Human rights--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports--Social aspects.
Sports--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports administration--Cross-cultural studies.
International organization.
Human rights.
International organization.
Sports administration.
Sports--Political aspects.
Sports--Social aspects.
Cross-cultural studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Sport in society -- Sport and the international system -- International organization and sport -- Human rights and international sporting events -- Expressive rights and international sporting events -- International sporting events and human trafficking -- Women's rights and international sporting events -- ISOs and human rights.
Summary:
"This work tests the relationship between international sporting events and human rights. It finds that hosts are sensitive to the increased attention their position brings and are more likely to then behave themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Lexington research in sports, politics, and international relations
ISBN:
1498562183
9781498562188
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1048935612
LCCN:
2018037770
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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